"Saibhreas an éagsúlacht chultúrtha san Eorpa a chaomhnú i ngach
cruth."Crioch

Speaking at today's meeting of the National Forum on Europe, Sinn Féin EU
Six County candidate, Bairbre de Brún said:

"Now that Professor Mulcahy has accepted that a mistake was made in not
seeking the status of official working language for the Irish language when
we were making arrangements for Ireland‚s entry into the Common Market 30
years ago, can the Taoiseach tell us what his position is on this?

Can he tell us what steps he will take to ensure that Irish will be a
working language of the EU?

"And in respect of the document setting out the priorities for Ireland‚s
Presidency of the EU, can he tell us what steps he will take for, as it says
„the preservation of the richness of European cultural diversity in all its
forms."ENDS